I in reading about Dawkins, can't help but be reminded of Weinstien, Cosby and so on.
I remember mixed feelings about this new wave of 'historic' cases.
Dawkins seems to be saying that years ago, things that were once brushed aside, (even disregarded as 'no big a deal') are by today's standards, not acceptable.
I lived through these times and I have already written about the shear nonsense and in some cases, outrage at what these stupid maggots are putting these, now old men through, just because we have these annoying, worthless, noisy, irritating, minorities who decided they want to make a name for themselves and use disgraceful tactics like virtue shaming, blackmail and bullying, weak and gutless officials and govts into giving in to their demands.
As Dawkins said times change and so does everything else, morals, ethics, even religion is changing, which is a major player in this topic.
I can empathise with him on the issue of 'soft pedophilia', I too was 'played with' as a younger lad, and I have always wondered what all the fuss was about and in what way was I negatively affected.
By all accounts I have grown up a reasonably aware, intelligent, emotionally well balanced guy, with a more than adequate sense of humour and just enough maturity to know the difference.
So where was the downside I asked?
I find ALL women, (not females/maggots) attractive and yes ogle them
and appreciate them for being women, in every way possible according to natures expectations.
So it is that I cannot find where my exposure to 'soft pedophilia' has affected me in any way.
Unless one seriously believes that being overly attracted and drawn to women is as a result of being exposed to 'soft pedophilia', then OK I'll cop it sweet.
Has anyone noticed how the people today are beginning to act just like the Romans did before they suffered a crushing and irreversible life ending fate. (Orgies full of Homosexuals, Pedophiles,etc;.)
So by all means, keep giving in to these sick people and their sick demands.
Apparently it's NORMAL!

ALTRAV,

Yes, I often think of the fall of the Roman Empire and Sodom and Gomorrah, the latter more related to the current sexual perversion that they are trying to 'normalise', as they denegrate the traditional family by shoving an imitation down our throats. They've even got the idiot youngsters of the royal family in on it. It is not going to end well for anyone.

ttbn, I hear you.
I just wish a few more million out there would too.
The problem is they've had it too good, and are still living the good life.
This type of lifestyle comes from having too much money and too much time along with too little brains or maturity.
If these same idiots had to spend day after day slogging away at a 'real' job, they'd be too buggered to bother with these kinds of issues as they would be spending every waking minute just trying to keep it together.
But with too much free time and money they start to delve into things beyond their immediate need for survival, because that's now taken care of.
So we get these kinds of crappy people making all kinds of crappy demands.
And then we get a crappy govt forming crappy laws so what do we end up with, from the people and the laws?
CRAP!

if anyone does not think that paedophile has not increased dramatically since the destruction of the natural family they are totally naïve or stupid.

Steele,

We don't judge things differently now at all, I was fiddled with in the early 1940s and the teacher was removed from the school, and , after the last time that I mentioned it, I contacted some of the other victims, a few are still alive, and learned that the molester had been moved into an administrative job and was not allowed near children.
He later left the Order, married and by all accounts led a blameless life with his wife and children.

"Were all those 12-year-olds getting married back then victims of pedophilia and should their husbands now be judged as pedophiles?"

No, as they would have not been pre-pubescent.
Paedophiles like little girls and boys, suggest that you read some of the definitions of paedophile.
http://duckduckgo.com/?q=paedophile&atb=v163-1&ia=web

Belly,

"smise you get a new low for that
Seems you are siding with pedophiles"

You should start to learn to read English as well as mutilate it,

I was pointing out that atheists, such as you identify yourself, should look at their record in regard to paedophilia.